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  • Corapi: Why were warning signs ignored?

    07/05/2011 9:32:47 PM PDT · by Alex Murphy · 19 replies
    Catholic Culture ^ | July 5, 2011 | Phil Lawler
    Have we really learned so little, over the past decade, about how we should respond to charges of priestly misconduct?   The fact that so many good Catholics are willing to cling loyally to the belief that Father John Corapi is innocent of all wrongdoing, despite so many clear warning signs, suggests that we still have not learned the necessary painful lessons. Consider: Until today we did not even know what charges had been leveled against Father Corapi. SOLT, the apostolic society of which he is (or was) a member, had confirmed that he had been accused of misconduct. Other...
  • Father John Corapi and the State of Due Process for Accused Priests [Catholic caucus]

    06/18/2011 8:31:14 AM PDT · by Mary Kochan · 12 replies
    Catholic Lane ^ | 6/17/11 | Ryan MacDonald
    The Church must Herself be a mirror of justice. Cases like the one presented by Father John Corapi can, if true, cast a harsh light upon the state of justice and due process in the Church. An accusation, without evidence or corroboration, becomes enough to remove a priest from ministry indefinitely, and often forever.